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mbind.2, set_mempolicy.2: Minor tweaks to Piotr Kwapulinski's patch 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2016-10-12 09:49:31 +02:00
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@ -261,26 +261,26 @@ arguments specify the empty set, then the memory is allocated on
the node of the CPU that triggered the allocation.
.B MPOL_LOCAL
specifies the "local allocation", the memory is allocated on
the node of the CPU that triggered the allocation, "local node".
specifies "local allocation"; the memory is allocated on
the node of the CPU that triggered the allocation (the "local node").
The
.I nodemask
and
.I maxnode
arguments must specify the empty set.
If the "local node" is low on free memory
If the "local node" is low on free memory,
the kernel will try to allocate memory from other nodes.
The kernel will allocate memory from the "local node"
whenever memory for this node is available.
If the "local node" is not allowed by the process's current cpuset context
If the "local node" is not allowed by the process's current cpuset context,
the kernel will try to allocate memory from other nodes.
The kernel will allocate memory from the "local node" whenever
it becomes allowed by the process's current cpuset context.
In contrast
By contrast,
.B MPOL_DEFAULT
reverts to the policy of the process which may have been set with
.BR set_mempolicy (2).
It may not be the "local allocation".
It may not be "local allocation".
If
.B MPOL_MF_STRICT

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man2/set_mempolicy.2
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@ -213,18 +213,18 @@ specifies "local allocation"
(like the system default policy discussed above).
.B MPOL_LOCAL
specifies the "local allocation", the memory is allocated on
the node of the CPU that triggered the allocation, "local node".
specifies "local allocation"; the memory is allocated on
the node of the CPU that triggered the allocation (the "local node").
The
.I nodemask
and
.I maxnode
arguments must specify the empty set.
If the "local node" is low on free memory
If the "local node" is low on free memory,
the kernel will try to allocate memory from other nodes.
The kernel will allocate memory from the "local node"
whenever memory for this node is available.
If the "local node" is not allowed by the process's current cpuset context
If the "local node" is not allowed by the process's current cpuset context,
the kernel will try to allocate memory from other nodes.
The kernel will allocate memory from the "local node" whenever
it becomes allowed by the process's current cpuset context.